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1.
  ... much.  BB Bill's Story, p.7
Hydrotherapy and mild exercise helped much.


2.
  ... much.  BB To Wives, p.104
We want the wives of Alcoholics Anonymous to address the wives of men who drink too much.


3.
  ... much.  BB To Wives, p.112
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much.


4.
  ... much.  BB To Wives, p.118
Yet you must not expect too much.


5.
  ... much.  BB The Family Afterward, p.132
Everybody knows that those in bad health, and those who seldom play, do not laugh much.


6.
  ... much.  12&12 Step Four, p.53
Either we insist upon dominating the people we know, or we depend upon them far too much.


7.
  ... much.  12&12 Step Seven, p.73
And we cling with a passionate persistence to others which are just as disturbing to our equilibrium, because we still enjoy them too much.


8.
  ... much.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.108
At Step Six, many of us balked -- for the practical reason that we did not wish to have all our defects of character removed, because we still loved some of them too much.


9.
  ... much a fact as we were.  BB We Agnostics, p.55
He was as much a fact as we were.


10.
  ... much about you.  BB Working With Others, p.90
Neither should the family hysterically plead with him to do anything, nor should they tell him much about you.


11.
  ... much actual humility.  12&12 Step Five, p.58
But while this was a humiliating experience, it didn't necessarily mean that we had yet acquired much actual humility.


12.
  ... much ado, he accepted the principles and ...  BB To Employers, p.139
Without much ado, he accepted the principles and procedure that had helped us.


13.
  ... much alcohol into themselves that they destroy ...  12&12 Step Six, p.64
When men and women pour so much alcohol into themselves that they destroy their lives, they commit a most unnatural act.


14.
  ... much alcoholism is costing his organization a ...  BB To Employers, p.149
He might be shocked if he knew how much alcoholism is costing his organization a year.


15.
  ... much alone, for drinking many times isolates ...  BB To Wives, p.119
It is probably true that you and your husband have been living too much alone, for drinking many times isolates the wife of an alcoholic.


16.
  ... much, and father will see he gives ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.127
Little by little, mother and children will see they ask too much, and father will see he gives too little.


17.
  ... much, and then asked me if I ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.42
They grinned, which I didn't like so much, and then asked me if I thought myself alcoholic and if I were really licked this time.


18.
  ... much, and to show his contrition for ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.126
They expect him to give them the nice times they used to have before he drank so much, and to show his contrition for what they suffered.


19.
  ... much and we nevertheless found ourselves alone ...  12&12 Step Twelve, pp.116-117
Even when our fortunes had not ebbed that much and we nevertheless found ourselves alone in the world, we still vainly tried to be secure by some unhealthy kind of domination or dependence.


20.
  ... much argument they allowed me to return ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
After much argument they allowed me to return and take my exams, all of which I passed creditably.


21.
  ... much as five normal salesmen.  BB To Employers, pp.149-150
There are two alcoholic employees, who produce as much as five normal salesmen.


22.
  ... much as my purse permitted, still without ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
During these years, I drank as much as my purse permitted, still without paying too great a penalty, although I was beginning to have morning "jitters" at times.


23.
  ... much as one drink.  BB Bill's Story, p.5
I saw I could not take so much as one drink.


24.
  ... much as the feeling we have for ...  BB We Agnostics, p.55
We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend.


25.
  ... much as the wife who adopts a ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.130
Nothing will help the man who is off on a spiritual tangent so much as the wife who adopts a sane spiritual program, making a better practical use of it.


26.
  ... much as their circumstances warrant.  BB The Family Afterward, pp.132-133
So let each family play together or separately, as much as their circumstances warrant.


27.
  ... much as they need him.  12&12 Tradition Two, p.133
He needs other alcoholics as much as they need him.


28.
  ... much as to write a book which ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.19
Nothing would please us so much as to write a book which would contain no basis for contention or argument.


29.
  ... much as you can.  BB To Wives, p.115
Avoid answering these inquiries as much as you can.


30.
  ... much as you possibly can.  BB To Wives, p.119
You should join in his efforts as much as you possibly can.


31.
  ... much as your husband.  BB To Wives, p.119
Therefore, you probably need fresh interests and a great cause to live for as much as your husband.


32.
  ... much ashamed of it.  BB More About Alcoholism, p.39
It was his first experience of this kind, and he was much ashamed of it.


33.
  ... much at ease on all occasions and ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.178
They spoke with great freedom from embarrassment, which I could never do, and they seemed very much at ease on all occasions and appeared very healthy.


34.
  ... much attention, protection, and love can only ...  12&12 Step Four, p.44
Demands made upon other people for too much attention, protection, and love can only invite domination or revulsion in the protectors themselves -- two emotions quite as unhealthy as the demands which evoked them.


35.
  ... much below this standard many times.  BB Working With Others, p.99
Of course, we all fall much below this standard many times.


36.
  ... much better.  BB To Wives, p.120
You will lose the old life to find one much better.


37.
  ... much better chance that the head of ...  BB Working With Others, p.97
Should they accept and practice spiritual principles, there is a much better chance that the head of the family will recover.


38.
  ... much better in order to keep our ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.92
Although these attitudes are common enough, we A.A.'s find we need something much better in order to keep our balance.


39.
  ... much better life is when lived on ...  BB To Wives, p.116
We have elsewhere remarked how much better life is when lived on a spiritual plane.


40.
  ... much, but I thought it could do ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.178
I learned that it was something of a spiritual nature, which did not appeal to me very much, but I thought it could do no harm.


41.
  ... much, but like the alcoholic's first drink ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.164
Compared to this prospect, the ten thousand dollars under consideration wasn't much, but like the alcoholic's first drink it would, if taken, inevitably set up a disastrous chain reaction.


42.
  ... much by wishing or trying on our ...  BB How It Works, p.62
Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power.


43.
  ... much can grow in the dark.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.98
But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark.


44.
  ... much care, remembering that prudence is a ...  12&12 Step Five, p.61
Here we ought to take much care, remembering that prudence is a virtue which carries a high rating.


45.
  ... much chance of becoming truly happy.  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
Nearly all A.A.'s have found, too, that unless they develop much more of this precious quality than may be required just for sobriety, they still haven't much chance of becoming truly happy.


46.
  ... much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
Then too, we view with much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, beyond prudent reserves, to accumulate funds for no stated A.A. purpose.


47.
  ... much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, ...  12&12 Tradition Seven (Long), pp.190-191
Then, too, we view with much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, beyond prudent reserves, to accumulate funds for no stated A.A. purpose.


48.
  ... much concerned.  BB A Vision For You, p.163
The authorities were much concerned.


49.
  ... much could be a fragment of what ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.101
This much could be a fragment of what is called meditation, perhaps our very first attempt at a mood, a flier into the realm of spirit, if you like.


50.
  ... much coveted internship in a western city, ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
I conducted myself so creditably that I was able to secure a much coveted internship in a western city, where I spent two years.


51.
  ... much-desired result.  12&12 Step Three, p.40
Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the much-desired result.


52.
  ... much detail is outside the scope of ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
The classification of alcoholics seems most difficult, and in much detail is outside the scope of this book.


53.
  ... much did these feelings, these loves, these ...  BB We Agnostics, p.54
How much did these feelings, these loves, these worships, have to do with pure reason?


54.
  ... much direction and advice.  BB To Wives, p.121
We realize that we have been giving you much direction and advice.


55.
  ... much disgusted and told me they would ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
But they were much disgusted and told me they would attempt to struggle along without my presence.


56.
  ... much does your scheme cost?'  12&12 Tradition Five, p.152
Sarcastically he asked, 'How much does your scheme cost?'


57.
  ... much domestic happiness about them.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.120
At first many of these feel lonely, hurt, and left out as they witness so much domestic happiness about them.


58.
  ... much during the first two and one-half ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.181
Unlike most of our crowd, I did not get over my craving for liquor much during the first two and one-half years of abstinence.


59.
  ... much earnestness and faith for God's explicit ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.103
We have seen A.A.'s ask with much earnestness and faith for God's explicit guidance on matters ranging all the way from a shattering domestic or financial crisis to correcting a minor personal fault, like tardiness.


60.
  ... much emotional dependence upon a parent.  12&12 Step Three, p.38
No adult man or woman, for example, should be in too much emotional dependence upon a parent.


61.
  ... much face-to-face Twelfth Step work.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.110
There are many opportunities even for those of us who feel unable to speak at meetings or who are so situated that we cannot do much face-to-face Twelfth Step work.


62.
  ... much faster than I came up behind ...  BB Bill's Story, p.3
Liquor caught up with me much faster than I came up behind Walter.


63.
  ... much for me when I was trying ...  BB A Vision For You, p.158
Then he added, "He sure didn't do much for me when I was trying to fight this booze racket alone."


64.
  ... much for us.  BB How It Works, p.59
Without help it is too much for us.


65.
  ... much for us.  12&12 Step Two, p.28
The overconfidence of youth was too much for us.


66.
  ... much from our voluntary reaching for it ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.75
It could come quite as much from our voluntary reaching for it as it could from unremitting suffering.


67.
  ... much from them if you wish, but ...  BB Working With Others, p.89
Ministers and doctors are competent and you can learn much from them if you wish, but it happens that because of your own drinking experience you can be uniquely useful to other alcoholics.


68.
  ... much further.  BB Into Action, p.72
Many of us thought it necessary to go much further.


69.
  ... much further than husband number two.  BB To Wives, p.109
Three: This husband has gone much further than husband number two.


70.
  ... much good will result, but the surface ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.19
If we keep on the way we are going there is little doubt that much good will result, but the surface of the problem would hardly be scratched.


71.
  ... much greater earnestness than I had previously ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
There I took up the business of drinking with much greater earnestness than I had previously shown.


72.
  ... much greater than yourself.  BB A Vision For You, p.163
You forget that you have just now tapped a source of power much greater than yourself.


73.
  ... much grief, either physical or financial.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.172
I did it more and more, and had lots of fun without much grief, either physical or financial.


74.
  ... much guilt and remorse might cause us ...  12&12 Step Five, p.59
Too much guilt and remorse might cause us to dramatize and exaggerate our shortcomings.


75.
  ... much happiness after all.  BB Bill's Story, p.8
There had been much happiness after all.


76.
  ... much hard feeling and controversy.  BB A Vision For You, p.154
The proceeding was shot through with much hard feeling and controversy.


77.
  Much has already been said about receiving ...  BB Into Action, p.85
Much has already been said about receiving strength, inspiration, and direction from Him who has all knowledge and power.


78.
  Much has been written pro and con, ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
Much has been written pro and con, but among physicians, the general opinion seems to be that most chronic alcoholics are doomed.


79.
  ... much he himself did to damage her ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.119
The alcoholic, realizing what his wife has endured, and now fully understanding how much he himself did to damage her and his children, nearly always takes up his marriage responsibilities with a willingness to repair what he can and to accept what he can't.


80.
  ... much higher plane when our thinking is ...  BB Into Action, p.86
Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives.


81.
  ... much impressed with what you fellows said ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.40
Let him tell you about it: "I was much impressed with what you fellows said about alcoholism, and I frankly did not believe it would be possible for me to drink again.


82.
  ... much in common and that you would ...  BB Working With Others, p.95
But point out that we alcoholics have much in common and that you would like, in any case, to be friendly.


83.
  ... much in common with these people, though ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.131
Being possessed of a spiritual experience, the alcoholic will find he has much in common with these people, though he may differ with them on many matters.


84.
  ... much insure immunity from drinking as intensive ...  BB Working With Others, p.89
Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics.


85.
  ... much? Is he to be dominated by ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.129
"Does this mean," some will anxiously ask, "that in A.A. the individual doesn't count for much? Is he to be dominated by his group and swallowed up in it?"


86.
  ... much keener look at ourselves and those ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.123
We have had a much keener look at ourselves and those about us.


87.
  ... much knowledge about himself as an alcoholic.  BB More About Alcoholism, p.36
He had much knowledge about himself as an alcoholic.


88.
  ... much larger future ahead.  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xv
Many of our friends encourage us by saying that this is but a beginning, only the augury of a much larger future ahead.


89.
  ... much left to quarrel about.  12&12 Step Seven, p.71
The theory seems to be that once everybody's primary instincts are satisfied, there won't be much left to quarrel about.


90.
  ... much less accept a spiritual remedy for ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.39
Fred would not believe himself an alcoholic, much less accept a spiritual remedy for his problem.


91.
  ... much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, ...  BB Into Action, p.88
We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions.


92.
  ... much like himself, have recovered.  BB To Wives, p.113
He knows that thousands of men, much like himself, have recovered.


93.
  ... much like other men.  BB There Is A Solution, p.22
We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do for months or years, he reacts much like other men.


94.
  ... much money again.  BB The Family Afterward, p.123
Perhaps he will never have much money again.


95.
  ... much money as ever.  12&12 Tradition Two, pp.136-137
I thought of a few of my alcoholic friends, who were making as much money as ever.


96.
  ... much money for liquor.  BB To Wives, p.109
Perhaps he spends too much money for liquor.


97.
  ... much more afraid of what people might ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.142
We are much more afraid of what people might say than the trouble this strange alcoholic might bring.


98.
  ... much more beneficial to us.  BB Into Action, p.77
It is harder to go to an enemy than to a friend, but we find it much more beneficial to us.


99.
  ... much more efficient.  BB Into Action, p.88
We become much more efficient.


100.
  ... much more important demonstration of our principles ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.19
A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs.


101.
  ... much more of this precious quality than ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
Nearly all A.A.'s have found, too, that unless they develop much more of this precious quality than may be required just for sobriety, they still haven't much chance of becoming truly happy.


102.
  ... much more than inwardly reorganized.  BB Bill's Story, p.11
I saw that my friend was much more than inwardly reorganized.


103.
  Much moved, I wandered outside.  BB Bill's Story, p.1
Much moved, I wandered outside.


104.
  ... much nearer the truth than we realized.  BB To Wives, p.106
We have told small tots that father was sick, which was much nearer the truth than we realized.


105.
  ... much of A.A.'s basic text, those words ...  BB Foreword to Fourth Edition, p.xxiii
Like so much of A.A.'s basic text, those words have proved to be far more visionary than the founding members could ever have imagined.


106.
  ... much of any worldly success we became ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.123
If we didn't have much of any worldly success we became depressed and cowed.


107.
  ... much of each other, scarce an evening ...  BB A Vision For You, p.159
Seeing much of each other, scarce an evening passed that someone's home did not shelter a little gathering of men and women, happy in their release, and constantly thinking how they might present their discovery to some newcomer.


108.
  ... much of heaven and we have been ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.25
We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed.


109.
  ... much of his life in the world ...  BB To Employers, p.136
Among many employers nowadays, we think of one member who has spent much of his life in the world of big business.


110.
  ... much of his life until self-searching becomes ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.88
For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.


111.
  ... much of our spare time in the ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.19
All of us spend much of our spare time in the sort of effort which we are going to describe.


112.
  ... much of precise and immutable law, and ...  BB Bill's Story, p.10
How could there be so much of precise and immutable law, and no intelligence?


113.
  ... much of that.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.121
In money matters we had faith only in ourselves, and not too much of that.


114.
  Much of the everyday talk we hear, ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
Much of the everyday talk we hear, and a great deal of what we read, highlights man's pride in his own achievements.


115.
  Much of the political, economic, and religious ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.181
Much of the political, economic, and religious life of the world is dependent upon publicized leadership.


116.
  ... much of us to begin with.  12&12 Step Eight, p.78
We've repeatedly strained the patience of our best friends to a snapping point, and have brought out the very worst in those who didn't think much of us to begin with.


117.
  ... much on faith, we often found ourselves ...  BB We Agnostics, p.47
Besides a seeming inability to accept much on faith, we often found ourselves handicapped by obstinacy, sensitiveness, and unreasoning prejudice.


118.
  ... much on what needs to be changed ...  BB Acceptance, p.417
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.


119.
  ... much one wishes to try, exactly how ...  12&12 Step Three, p.35
No matter how much one wishes to try, exactly how can he turn his own will and his own life over to the care of whatever God he thinks there is?


120.
  ... much partnership can exist under these conditions.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.118
Obviously not much partnership can exist under these conditions.


121.
  ... much perfection as will get us by ...  12&12 Step Six, p.68
Therefore, it seems plain that few of us can quickly or easily become ready to aim at spiritual and moral perfection; we want to settle for only as much perfection as will get us by in life, according, of course, to our various and sundry ideas of what will get us by.


122.
  ... much practical advice.  BB Working With Others, p.96
Having had the experience yourself, you can give him much practical advice.


123.
  ... much progress had you not taken action.  BB Working With Others, p.94
Tell him you once felt as he does, but you doubt whether you would have made much progress had you not taken action.


124.
  ... much property or administration, ought to be ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


125.
  ... much property or administration, ought to be ...  12&12 Tradition Six (Long), p.190
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


126.
  ... much relief and benefit.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.98
Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit.


127.
  ... much sense when a real tosspot calls ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.78
It doesn't make much sense when a real tosspot calls a kettle black.


128.
  ... much shocked by their son's refusal to ...  BB A Vision For You, p.158
They were deeply religious people, much shocked by their son's refusal to have anything to do with the church.


129.
  ... much spiritual effort is involved in avoiding ...  12&12 Step Six, p.66
Not much spiritual effort is involved in avoiding excesses which will bring us punishment anyway.


130.
  ... much store we used to set by ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.100
When such thoughts break in, we might recall, a little ruefully, how much store we used to set by imagination as it tried to create reality out of bottles.


131.
  ... much talk about the mental state preceding ...  BB A Vision For You, p.157
There was much talk about the mental state preceding the first drink.


132.
  ... much that his job suffers, we fire ...  BB To Employers, p.148
If a man drinks so much that his job suffers, we fire him.


133.
  ... much the actor.  BB Into Action, p.73
He is very much the actor.


134.
  ... much the better.  BB Working With Others, p.92
If his own doctor is willing to tell him that he is alcoholic, so much the better.


135.
  Much the same approach will apply at ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.84
Much the same approach will apply at the office or factory.


136.
  ... much the same thing?  12&12 Step Eleven, p.100
And though sober nowadays, don't we often try to do much the same thing?


137.
  ... much there was we hadn't heard about.  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.164
Heaven only knew how much there was we hadn't heard about.


138.
  ... much they suffered of irritability, anxiety, remorse, ...  12&12 Step Five, p.56
They will tell how they tried to carry the load alone; how much they suffered of irritability, anxiety, remorse, and depression; and how, unconsciously seeking relief, they would sometimes accuse even their best friends of the very character defects they themselves were trying to conceal.


139.
  ... much time and study for the next ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.178
I gave the matter much time and study for the next two and a half years, but I still got tight every night nevertheless.


140.
  ... much time in the world of spiritual ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.130
Those of us who have spent much time in the world of spiritual make-believe have eventually seen the childishness of it.


141.
  ... much time on any one situation is ...  BB Working With Others, p.96
To spend too much time on any one situation is to deny some other alcoholic an opportunity to live and be happy.


142.
  ... much time with other alcoholics, but this ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.131
Father will necessarily spend much time with other alcoholics, but this activity should be balanced.


143.
  ... much to insure your sobriety no matter ...  BB Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A., p.573
If there is none nearby, you will be invited to carry on a correspondence which will do much to insure your sobriety no matter how isolated you are.


144.
  ... much to make them so.  BB The Family Afterward, p.127
We know there are difficult wives and families, but the man who is getting over alcoholism must remember he did much to make them so.


145.
  Much to our relief, we discovered we ...  BB We Agnostics, p.46
Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider another's conception of God.


146.
  ... much to some people no longer signify ...  BB A Vision For You, p.161
Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one God, with hearts and minds attuned to the welfare of others, the things which matter so much to some people no longer signify much to them.


147.
  ... much to talk with someone, but whom?  BB A Vision For You, p.154
He wanted so much to talk with someone, but whom?


148.
  ... much to them.  BB A Vision For You, p.161
Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one God, with hearts and minds attuned to the welfare of others, the things which matter so much to some people no longer signify much to them.


149.
  ... much to uncounted alcoholics not yet reached.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.561
A.A. can, of course, mean just as much to uncounted alcoholics not yet reached.


150.
  ... much to women.  BB To Wives, p.104
But what we have said applies quite as much to women.


151.
  ... much too far in the opposite direction.  12&12 Step Twelve, pp.120-121
Upon entering A.A., these attitudes were sharply reversed, often going much too far in the opposite direction.


152.
  ... much trouble self-delusion had been causing us.  12&12 Step Five, pp.58-59
As we took inventory, we began to suspect how much trouble self-delusion had been causing us.


153.
  ... much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency.


154.
  ... much we tried.  BB We Agnostics, p.45
But we found that such codes and philosophies did not save us, no matter how much we tried.


155.
  ... much what our material condition was, but ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.122
It did not matter too much what our material condition was, but it did matter what our spiritual condition was.


156.
  ... much worry and suffering.  BB A Vision For You, p.159
They experienced a few distressing failures, but in those cases they made an effort to bring the man's family into a spiritual way of living, thus relieving much worry and suffering.


157.
  ... much worse, money was only an urgent ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.120
When our drinking had become much worse, money was only an urgent requirement which could supply us with the next drink and the temporary comfort of oblivion it brought.


158.
  ... much worse than other people.  BB Into Action, p.81
We doubt if, in this respect, alcoholics are fundamentally much worse than other people.


159.
  ... much worse that the boys in the ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
There my drinking became so much worse that the boys in the fraternity house where I lived felt forced to send for my father, who made a long journey in the vain endeavor to get me straightened around.


160.
  ... much you can take out.  BB To Wives, p.120
You, as well as your husband, ought to think of what you can put into life instead of how much you can take out.


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